The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Safe and Orderly Schools encourages district and school administrators and members of school safety teams to attend the upcoming virtual training on enhancing behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) practices in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) schools hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) School Safety Task Force on Thursday, Sept. 17 from noon – 1 p.m. CDT.
BTAM is a critical component of school safety, helping to identify and address concerning behaviors before they escalate to crises. This session will explore how K-12 leaders and staff can build and strengthen BTAM processes that promote early intervention and prevent school violence, especially when embedded within a multi-tiered system of support. A panel of experts will share strategies on integrating BTAM with existing prevention frameworks, effectively following up with students to ensure meaningful progress and fostering collaboration among school staff, mental health professionals and law enforcement partners.
Event Details
- When: Sept. 17, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. CDT
- Where: Microsoft Teams Town Hall (access link to be provided to registrants one day in advance of the event)
- Registration: K-12ThreatAssessment.eventbrite.com
The subject matter covered during this event will be particularly relevant to school and district administrators, teachers and school staff, mental health professionals, school resource officers and school-based law enforcement personnel, state and local law enforcement, parents and guardians, and other members of the school safety community. If you have any questions, please contact the CISA School Safety team at SchoolSafety@cisa.dhs.gov.